CIOs have successfully championed the agile way of working. CSOs need to learn to apply these principles to their roles and organizations. This article looks at the rise of agile processes and practices and suggestes initial ways forward for CSOs

The decisions around centralized and decentralized approaches to strategy governance have a huge impact on a complex organization’s ability to execute its strategy effectively. This article explores the benefits of centralization for effective strategy execution

You have an opportunity to assess your company’s ability to execute its strategic plans. The assessment shows how effective the implementation of your business processes is and compares it with the leading global organizations.

General trends in strategy had been discussed in previous breakfasts. This meeting was used to go into deeper discussion around external trends that have the potential to influence participants’ business over the next five years. The meeting was facilitated by using the analysis tool STEEPLE to gather insights and affinitize them into categories. The results are outlined in Section 1 and the discussion of the prioritized trends is in Section 2 of this report.